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Forum: Religion and Philosophy 4th October 2014, 04:16 PM
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Posted By pakeha
I think it's a mistake to imagine anything seen...

I think it's a mistake to imagine anything seen by firelight and a rising gibbous moon to be definitive, Ethnikos. Campfire stories are called thatfor a reason, you know.






And you know...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 4th October 2014, 12:51 AM
Replies: 2,256
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Posted By pakeha
So much for the brightly lit scenario. ...

So much for the brightly lit scenario.
Memory's a tricky thing, isn't it?



I suspect his own account would be markedly different to that of Ethnikos. I think someone earlier in the thread...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th October 2014, 12:41 AM
Replies: 534
Views: 79,068
Posted By pakeha
^ ...

^
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-29481069





:(
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2014, 05:09 PM
Replies: 3,352
Views: 211,957
Posted By pakeha
Ah, well, if you insist... bbl4EmoH_jg ...

Ah, well, if you insist...
bbl4EmoH_jg

You'll recall Dame Isabel Piczek, an artist transformed into a particle scientist by the Shroudies.

In the case of the shroud, you could be forgiven for...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2014, 04:46 PM
Replies: 2,256
Views: 116,496
Posted By pakeha
I can sympathise with a childhood where such...

I can sympathise with a childhood where such superstitions were the order of the day, but really, the years have gone by, you've had the opportunity to study the sciences and learn just how wrong and...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2014, 12:42 PM
Replies: 3,352
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Posted By pakeha
A good point. Still, I can think of one branch...

A good point.
Still, I can think of one branch where belief IS proof.
Of course I refer to the Shroudies. I have a fascinating video I could post up, if you like...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2014, 12:28 PM
Replies: 2,256
Views: 116,496
Posted By pakeha
Ethnikos, this is absurd. You're conflating...

Ethnikos, this is absurd.
You're conflating Christian mythology with Castaneda's fiction.
I understand and sympathise how your SDA background influences your perceptions of the fire leaping your...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 2nd October 2014, 02:30 PM
Replies: 534
Views: 79,068
Posted By pakeha
This. Given that most of the refugees are...

This.
Given that most of the refugees are sub-Saharans, it's simply a matter of time before this situation arises, correct me if I'm wrong.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th September 2014, 07:58 AM
Replies: 2,256
Views: 116,496
Posted By pakeha
Are you saying this person's self esteem was so...

Are you saying this person's self esteem was so great he couldn't spin the story to his advantage?
Several members of the forum have spun the tale in such a way as would have bolstered the thrill...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 28th September 2014, 07:23 AM
Replies: 534
Views: 79,068
Posted By pakeha
I didn't know that 200 unreported cases were...

I didn't know that 200 unreported cases were found in the lockdown.
And yes, that idiot will have a lot of blood on his head.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th September 2014, 04:57 AM
Replies: 2,256
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Posted By pakeha
Odd, that.

Odd, that.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th September 2014, 01:35 AM
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Posted By pakeha
It's a strange moment, isn't it, when suddenly...

It's a strange moment, isn't it, when suddenly you understand why spiritual explanations for what we experience are utterly and completely false.
Even so, sunsets and meteor showers are still...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th September 2014, 01:15 AM
Replies: 2,256
Views: 116,496
Posted By pakeha
As do I. Ethnikos, with all...

As do I.





Ethnikos, with all respect, isn't that precisely what you've done with Just So story about "chief" Tahquiz?
Also, wouldn't you say that relating an imaginary spirit to peyote...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th September 2014, 12:53 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,641
Posted By pakeha
Not "can", darling. Must. I...

Not "can", darling.
Must.





I know, I know. :(
I don't think this fellow has thought through the consequences of such a measure.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 28th September 2014, 12:40 AM
Replies: 534
Views: 79,068
Posted By pakeha
That's truly horrifying.

That's truly horrifying.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th September 2014, 01:12 PM
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Posted By pakeha
Ouch. This.

Ouch.





This.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 27th September 2014, 12:46 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,915
Posted By pakeha
This.

This.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 26th September 2014, 03:09 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 11,032
Posted By pakeha
I'm looking forward to reading dr Zentsova's...

I'm looking forward to reading dr Zentsova's claims.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 26th September 2014, 02:30 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 673
Posted By pakeha
Thanks for posting this up; it sounds like a...

Thanks for posting this up; it sounds like a great recourse for the subject.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 26th September 2014, 02:27 AM
Replies: 2,256
Views: 116,496
Posted By pakeha
Thanks for a most interesting reply, Ethnikos....

Thanks for a most interesting reply, Ethnikos. Your replies brought me back to those strange years of the 70s.

Don't expect a list of titles.
If you were to listen to (as I suggested earlier) Jan...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 25th September 2014, 03:14 PM
Replies: 3,352
Views: 211,957
Posted By pakeha
Yes, that's the essence of Jabba's error.

Yes, that's the essence of Jabba's error.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 25th September 2014, 03:08 PM
Replies: 2,256
Views: 116,496
Posted By pakeha
Back in '66, there wasn't Wikipedia on the...

Back in '66, there wasn't Wikipedia on the internet, so most information like that you had to find in books.
Most libraries had encyclopedias that were at least a couple years out of date, so were...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 25th September 2014, 01:38 AM
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Views: 211,957
Posted By pakeha
Nommed.

Nommed.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 25th September 2014, 01:16 AM
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Views: 1,580
Posted By pakeha
This Nobel laureate is 82, after all. It'll be...

This Nobel laureate is 82, after all.
It'll be interesting to see what sort of reception his presentation receives.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 24th September 2014, 01:44 AM
Replies: 2,256
Views: 116,496
Posted By pakeha
I'll second that, halleycomet. This thread has...

I'll second that, halleycomet. This thread has shown me just how twisted and belittled Native American beliefs can be in mainstream USAian thought. I wonder if that episode of "Criminal Minds" has...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 24th September 2014, 12:47 AM
Replies: 342
Views: 17,478
Posted By pakeha
Thanks for that heads-up on Beta Blockers, Marcus.

Thanks for that heads-up on Beta Blockers, Marcus.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd September 2014, 05:03 AM
Replies: 497
Views: 37,788
Posted By pakeha
It would be interesting to learn how homeopathy...

It would be interesting to learn how homeopathy got lumped together with Ayurveda and yoga.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd September 2014, 01:51 AM
Replies: 497
Views: 37,788
Posted By pakeha
A & F, Kumar? You mean like teaching the earth...

A & F, Kumar?
You mean like teaching the earth is a sphere, rather than flat?
" a non certified teacher can not teach against a conventional medicine making base of its side/adverse effects and of...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 23rd September 2014, 01:34 AM
Replies: 3,352
Views: 211,957
Posted By pakeha
Given that your sense of self is an emergent...

Given that your sense of self is an emergent property of a functioning neurosystem, how can you possibly exist for more than one, finite life?
Are you saying neurosystems don't cease to function...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd September 2014, 01:17 AM
Replies: 534
Views: 79,068
Posted By pakeha
Welcome to the forum, PastTense. Here's a link...

Welcome to the forum, PastTense.
Here's a link to the article you mentioned
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd September 2014, 01:13 AM
Replies: 497
Views: 37,788
Posted By pakeha
Nonsense, Kumar. Isn't murder is a banned...

Nonsense, Kumar.
Isn't murder is a banned activity in your country, or rape?
As other posters have pointed out, education is the key in a democracy.
Having people take basic chemistry would be...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 23rd September 2014, 12:46 AM
Replies: 2,256
Views: 116,496
Posted By pakeha
There were books about LSD in your junior high...

There were books about LSD in your junior high school library?
That would have been in 66-69, give or take a year or two?
What books were these?

I'll stand by my assertion that Native American...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd September 2014, 12:05 PM
Replies: 497
Views: 37,788
Posted By pakeha
Are you defending homeopathy on the grounds that...

Are you defending homeopathy on the grounds that it's allowed to be sold?
That's a ridiculous argument, Kumar.
Would you defend bull-fights because they're legal?

Of course we should try to...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 22nd September 2014, 06:02 AM
Replies: 2,256
Views: 116,496
Posted By pakeha
Try to keep up, Ethnikos. Everyone who's...

Try to keep up, Ethnikos.
Everyone who's followed the thread knows 'chief' Tahquiz is simply a Native American Just-so story.

At this point, adding the detail of the purported burial site just...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd September 2014, 05:30 AM
Replies: 534
Views: 79,068
Posted By pakeha
Ninja'd, not for the first time. ...

Ninja'd, not for the first time.





I agree, SG. :(
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd September 2014, 01:57 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,593
Posted By pakeha
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/m...

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2014/09/artificial_sweeteners_and_obesity_did_america_get_fat_by_drinking_diet_soda.html


I could be wrong, Aepervius, but it...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 22nd September 2014, 01:49 AM
Replies: 4,092
Views: 689,536
Posted By pakeha
That's an odd sort of report. Is there any...

That's an odd sort of report.
Is there any follow-up on it?





IMO the most likely situation here involves attorneys creating work, publicity and creds for themselves.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd September 2014, 12:49 AM
Replies: 342
Views: 17,478
Posted By pakeha
Seconded. I've learned a great deal from these...

Seconded.
I've learned a great deal from these repeated explanations of what does and doesn't cut the ice with control of type II diabetes.




Kumar, do any of your links provide studies which...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 21st September 2014, 02:00 PM
Replies: 3,352
Views: 211,957
Posted By pakeha
A good point. Jabba has yet to show any...

A good point.
Jabba has yet to show any evidence the soul exists.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 21st September 2014, 03:21 AM
Replies: 217
Views: 13,932
Posted By pakeha
What does 'cause motions to us' mean?

What does 'cause motions to us' mean?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 21st September 2014, 03:16 AM
Replies: 497
Views: 37,788
Posted By pakeha
Nice one. If the DD weren't responsible for so...

Nice one.
If the DD weren't responsible for so much damage, not just to health but to minds as well, it would even be funny.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 21st September 2014, 03:09 AM
Replies: 342
Views: 17,478
Posted By pakeha
Rather than imagining meds somehow blunts the...

Rather than imagining meds somehow blunts the body's response to variations in blood glucose levels, it seems more intelligent to regulate the factors which actually do so- lack of exercise and poor...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 19th September 2014, 11:37 AM
Replies: 217
Views: 13,932
Posted By pakeha
I'd agree with you, O carbon based life-form, if...

I'd agree with you, O carbon based life-form, if we were in R & P.
However, we're in S M M & T, so clarity trumps faux spirituality.
YMMV, of course.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 19th September 2014, 08:32 AM
Replies: 217
Views: 13,932
Posted By pakeha
Could you write this in English, please?

Could you write this in English, please?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th September 2014, 08:28 AM
Replies: 534
Views: 79,068
Posted By pakeha
www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29256443 ...

www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29256443

Machetes and clubs, they were killed with.
Who's going to be a health care volunteer under these conditions?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th September 2014, 02:48 PM
Replies: 3,352
Views: 211,957
Posted By pakeha
Could you explain why?

Could you explain why?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 17th September 2014, 08:21 AM
Replies: 342
Views: 17,478
Posted By pakeha
Are you suggesting people with diabetes stop...

Are you suggesting people with diabetes stop taking their meds?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 16th September 2014, 11:36 PM
Replies: 217
Views: 13,932
Posted By pakeha
Rather a dishonest way to try to sneak Jainism...

Rather a dishonest way to try to sneak Jainism into the discussion by way of misquoting Wiki, it seems to me.
At any rate, yet, this discussion should be in R & P.




Agood point, Kumar....
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 16th September 2014, 03:16 PM
Replies: 2,256
Views: 116,496
Posted By pakeha
Are you saying your friend denies there was...

Are you saying your friend denies there was anything supernatural about the experience?





Whoa.
Do you not see how far your story has changed from your first post?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 16th September 2014, 06:45 AM
Replies: 2,256
Views: 116,496
Posted By pakeha
Respectfully spoiled for space. Maps. Love...

Respectfully spoiled for space.
Maps.
Love 'em or hate 'em, they put things into place.





Well played, sir.
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